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US 12,595,735 B2Granted
Smart rock bolt driver
AssigneesSandvik Mining and Construction Tools AB, Sandvik Mining and Construction Australia Pty Ltd
InventorOsvaldo Vallati
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Abstract
A driver socket arranged for installation of a ground reinforcement bolt, wherein the driver socket includes a rotation sensor arranged for measuring rotation of the driver socket 1. The driver socket includes a processing unit configured to receive a signal from the rotation sensor and to derive, based on the signal from the rotation sensor, rotation data related to the number of revolutions the driver socket has been rotated.
Claims15
A driver socket for installation of a ground reinforcement bolt, the driver socket comprising:
- a rotation sensor arranged for measuring rotation of the driver socket, the rotation sensor comprising a gyroscope, an accelerometer and/or an inclinometer, and wherein the gyroscope, accelerometer and/or inclinometer is/are configured to determine rotation data taking account of a position/orientation of the rotation sensor relative to a rotational axis of the driver socket;
- a processing unit configured to receive a signal from the rotation sensor and configured to derive, based on the signal from the rotation sensor, rotation data related to a number of revolutions the driver socket has been rotated;
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- a wireless transmitter or transceiver configured to emit a signal comprising the rotation data.
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